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- Title
Recent advances in the monitoring and management of diabetic ketoacidosis.
- Authors
T.M. Wallace; D.R. Matthews
- Abstract
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is still a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in diabetes. The triad of hyperglycaemia, ketosis and acidosis can be diagnosed within a few minutes of the patient presenting, by measuring blood glucose and ketones using a meter, and venous blood pH on a blood gas analyser. Quantifying ketosis allows accurate distinction between simple hyperglycaemia and metabolic decompensation. We review the management of DKA, and the emerging role of near-patient testing in diagnosing ketosis and monitoring its resolution.
- Subjects
PEOPLE with diabetes; BLOOD sugar; ENDOCRINE diseases; KETOACIDOSIS
- Publication
QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 2004, Vol 97, Issue 12, p773
- ISSN
1460-2725
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/qjmed/hch132